Packing-machine.



PATBNTED JUNE L2, 1906.

J. A. KEYBS; PACKING MACHINE.

APPLIGATIDN FILED AUG-1B 1905.

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PATBNTED JUNE 12; 1906.

3. A. KBYBS.

PACKING MACHINE.

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J. A. KEYES. PACKING MACHINE.

APQLIOATION TILED AUG 18, 1905.

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J. A. KBYBS..

PACKING MACHINE.

APPLIBATIOH FILED we as. 1905.

E BHEETB-SEBBT WV ATTORNEYS No. 323,051 PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906. J. A. KBYES. PACKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG 1B. 1805 MM\MM j '9 6 enlarged sectional View taken substan- -f the working parts of'the mac line.

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zen of the United States, and a resident of side pieces 1 and 2, towhich the table 25 is A carries the spur-pinion 94, which meshes UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. KEYES, OF NEW YORK. N. 1'.

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A Application tiled August 13.

To all whom it mm; venom-u..-

Be it known that 1, JAMES A. KEYES a citithe city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful ink provements in Packin -Machines, of which the following is a spool lcation, taken in con nection with the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to pachin anew chines, and relates especially to mac as for arranging articles in a plurality of layers and packing the same in boxes or cartons.

In the accompanying drawings, which show-an illustrative embodiment of this in-. vention, Figure 1 is a plan view. F 2 is a 2 2 eE'Fi 1'. Fig. 3 is a side-elevation. Fig.

chine. F 5 isa transverse section taken s'ubstanti y along the line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig.

tiall elongthe line 66 of'Fig. 5. Fl .7 is'a similar partial sectional view showi ng ,the arts in different position, and Fig. 8 shows a hlled box or carton.

Inthe illustrative embodiment of this invention shownfl the" drawingsthe ri id frame of the'machine comprises the s" ar secured and which form a ri id sup ort forhe two shafts 23 24 are mounted in this frame and.

shafts are also seem suit-able belt-wheels 21 22, upon which the belt 20 operates and is driven substantiall in unison with the sprocket chain, wit which it may be'eou nested, if desired. Suitable side guides 27 for the articles may he located on either side of the belt and supported-upon .e brackets 28 or otherwise, so as to form Mile pieces to"' properly guide the articles 2!), which may he,

or instance, cakes or blocks of material in closed in suitable paper" wrappers; (See These articles are moved along by the supply-belt, so that the front" article is brought into engagement with the stop 50. The drive-shalt 3 is shown as mounted in suitable bracketsat the side of the machine and carries the bevel-gears 6 and 9, which are in mesh with the corresponding bevel-gears 7 and 10 on the shafts 4 and 8; respectively. As seen in Fig. 3, the shaft with the spur-gear 93 on the insert-wheel Specification of Letters Patent.

' mounted at Patented June 12, 1906.

1905. Serial llo. 274,703.

mounted on the shaft 5. A suitable boveL gear 11 on this shall 5 meshes will: the bevelgear 12 on the shaft H, {indicated in Fig.2 which has a bevel-gear 3 at its otlwr end. This gear meshes with the gear 15 on the shaft 151. This shaft also mirries a spurgoar 153 in mesh with the gear IS on the shaft 4, so as to operate the supply-belt.

V The aching-table .10? is formed adjacent one end of the machine and close to the end of the table 102, whiehforins a Il1l1\'&}lil00ll-' nection with the guidin members I00 and 101 which may he mountecl at the proper distance apart. Suitahle to members 1531nay be mounted adjacent t is discharge end of this runway and may be formed of such width as to provide a completely-closed channel at this point, desired. A series of movable guiding members 104, which may take the orm of sprin pressed flaps, are preferably convenient engagement of the box or carton 115- This box me;' be readily laced in position, the relieved portion 108 oFtho packing table 107 bein formed to assist in this operation, and, if desired, a movable holder 109 the end of this runway for the a may be mounted in the uides 110 at the end of the machine and he d with the desired pressure against the hex end by a weight 114, attached to the cord 112, which runs overs. suitable pulley 113 and is attached to the holder.

(hie or more suitable lifters 41 um be mounted to operate on the urticleswhen they are adjacent the stop 50. Zach lifter 41 may have the depending side plates 42 43, as ind cated in Figs. 2, 5, and 6, and the lifters may be mounted on suitable rods 36, ruunin v in bearings 37 3S, attached'to the frame, an the. rods m a be operated by a suitable yoke 3d at their lower ends. -As indicated in F 2, the link 39 is connected by the pin 49 wit 1 7 this yoke and at its other end by the pin 33 with the outer end of the lifter-lever 3:2.

This lever is Stljlll'til to the shaft 30, which also earries the lever 31, havi groove 45 oi the can: 44, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 4. 'lheretainer 49 is mounted u ion "the arm 48, sevured to the shaft 46, (see ig.

3,) and this shaft, as indicated in Fig. 4, also carries thelever' '47, having at its outer end a suitable roll or follower to eooperalewith the external part of the cam 44 on the camshaft 8. In this way the articles when brought into engagement with the stop 50 a suitable roll or follower which operates in the camthe platesl on, periodim'illv raised by the lifters throu h the mechanism described, and when in t or raised position the retainer 49 moves into its normal position, (indicated in Fig. 6,) so as to hold the artich- 39 in elevated position, this rctninenof course being withdrawn for an instant between the plates 100 101 at the time the lifter rises and engaging the side plate 42 of each lifter during its descent or preferably being narrow enough to pass be: tween them. In this way two articles .25? are successively raised from the row of art icu-s supplied and are piled edgcwisc on one an other, as indicated in Fig. 6, between the two side plates 51 at the end of the runway. Suitable tripper-platcs 53 and (it) are preferably pivoted on these side plates by the pins 52 and 54 and may be held down in the position indicated in Fig. 6 with the desired pressure by suitable springs 58. (See Fig. 1.) ()n the under side of these plates the trippers and 161 may be mounted. Suitable rojections 162 may also be formed at the en of 00 101 on eithersideof the run a to cooperate with the trippers- The bold ing-platesfifi 59 maybe mounted on either side of the runway tomovc about the pivots 58, and suitable sprin '57 maybe used to normally press these lihldinglates 59 out into the position indicated in 1. Suitable rods US may be mounted in the end pieces 97 98, and similar rods 96 may be mounted in the end pieces 6899 on the other side of the runway, and these rods serve to guide the insert-supports 86 87. The insertpawls 82 83 are pivoted by the pins 84 S5 to these supports and are reciprocated through the links 88 89, which connect the supports with the. insert-levers 90 91, secured to the shaft 71. (See Fig. 3.) Thejilink 32 connects the lever 91 with a suitable crank-pin -1 54 on the gear-wheel 93, so as to reciprocate :these levers and the insert-pawls at the proper time to insert a row of articles into the ox 115, and thereb till the same.

Suitable guide-ro s 66 are mountedin the end pieces 67 68 and guide the pusher-carriage 65, which is reciprocate-d by the link 69, connected to the ush-lever 70. which is loosely mounted at its lower end on the shaft 71 and reciprocated b the link 72, which connects this lever witi a'suitablc crank on the gear 73. mounted on the shaft 5, is driven by the gear 74, secured to the shaft l, Thc'pusher-ar n 63 is pivoted by the pin 64 to the carriage. and carries at its outer end the pusher 6;

As indicated in Fig. 6, the pusherarm may be provided with a suitable cam-track 'adja cent its free end to cooperate with a springpresscd rum-pin 8t), l'orcedjorward by the spring 41. (Shown in Fig. l .)1 During the forward movement ol" the pusher the pin rides up the inclined portion 78 of this track and then slips down over the edge, so that This gear, which is loosely on the rearward movement the pin engages the curved lower portion 79 of this track, and thereby raises the pusher 6; while it is retracted, so as to lift it clear of any articles on the runway. lhe pusher is preferably providod with a rigid lug 75 and with a pivoted spring-pressed shell 76, held in position by the pivot ](33 and lightly spring pressed upward into the position indirnted in Fig. 6 by the spring 77.

. Duringtheforwnrd movement ofthe pusher the lug and shell engage the two articles 21! at the point where they come together and force the central portions of this pair of articles forward, while the upper edges of this pair of articles are held back by the trip era 55 161, and the lower edges are also eld back by the trippin projections 162, (see Fig. 7,) the trip er-p ates rising under these conditions as in icated. The articles in this pair acted upon are thus buckled together, and their forward portions being engaged frictionall by the holding-plates 56 59, they finally fal with their flat faces together, the upper one of the articles falling upon the shelf 76,

tieles 29 are indicated in Fig. 6. The lifter and retainer thereupon operate to raise another pair of articles arranged ed cwise into-position in front of the pusher, w ich acts upon them in a. similar manner, buckling them together, so that they lie flatwise and also push the first pair of articles 29 one step along the runwa When a suflicient number of these artic are in place on the runway," the insert mechanism operates and the insert-pends 82 83 move into engagement with the rearmost part ,of these articles and push the whole row or charge intothe box 115, so that they assume the position indicated in Fig. 8. The filled box may thereupon be removed from the end of the runway and the [laps 116 117- closed by hand in the ordinary way.

Having thus described this invention in connection with the illustrative embodiment thereof shown in the drawin s, to the details of which I do not desire to 0 limited, what I iairn as new, and what I desire to secure by Letters Patent, is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim i i 1. In packing-machines, a supply-belt to feed forward aseries of articles, a stop adjajacent d lelt to alinc the foremost article or said seric lifter operating ad'acent said stop to act upon an article and lift it transversely into a runway, a retainer cooperating with said lifter to hold the lifted articles in position to form pairs of articles arranged edgewise in said runway, tripping project ions cooperating with each pair of articles including yieldinglyhuounted trippers, yielding i holding-plates to engage said articles, a pusher provided with a lug, and yieldinglywhich may yield with it, so that the pair of arfinally left on the table 102, as

r from said row to formpairs of articles arranged ewise, tripping projeeticns adjacent sal pairs of articles and a pusher to articles together and arrange them flamviseL pairs of articles arranged cdgewise and a together to lie flatwise on said runway,

a movable shelf and insane to operate said mcuntcd shelf and means to operate said pusher to engage each pair of articles adjacent the center of the same and buckle them means to support a box at the end of se runway and insert mechanism to insert the articles in said rimway into said box. 2. In packing-machines, means to feed a series of articles, a lifter, and co" crating retainerto form airs of said arti esarranged edgewise, tripp g projections to en go said art1cles,holdm -plates toen age sai articles, a pusher provided with a ug and movable shelf and means to operate said usher to engage each Pair of said articles ad acentthe center line 0 the same to buckle said articles together and feed them forward arranged flat wise and insert mechanism to feed said articles into a box.

3. In packin machines, means to feed forward a row 0 articles, means to feed articles transversely from said row to form pairs of articles arranged ed ewise, tripping proj ecti'on'sto ceeperate wit each of said airs of articles, a pusher provided with a iiig and pusher to enga c each i1 of articles adjacent the center Erie of thg same to buckle said articles together and arrange them flatwise.

4. Inpacking machines, means to feed for ward a' rowofarticlea'means to feed articles said airs of articles adjacent the cenenga e g e same to'buckle each pair of ter' line of 5. Inpackinganachines, means to feed artielse in pairs arranged edgewise, trip ing projectioneadjacent said pairs of who as and a pusher to engage each pair cisaid articles adacent the center line of the same to buckle each pair ei saidv articles together and arrange them 'flatwise.

6;,111 packing-machines, means to feed pusher to engage each pair of said articles to uckle the same toget er and arrange said articles fiatwise.

7. In packing-machines, means to'feed forward a row of articles, .a lifter and cooperating retainer to feed said articles from said row and arrange said articles in pairs edgewise', tripping rejections cooperating nth each pair of sa articles and a usher to en.- gage each a air of articles and buckle the same toget er'to arrange said articles flatwlse.

8. In packing-machines, means to feed ar- 1 to feed into sai runway, yieldingly-mounte tripticlesin pairs arranged edgewise, a runway, tripping pro; actions m said runway, cooperatingwith each plair of said articles and a pusher to can pair of articles adiacent the center e of the same to buckle said articles together and arrange them fiatwise in said runway. H

9.,In packing machines, a runway, means airs of articles arranged ed ewise p g rojections coo crating with each pair of said articles, hol plates in said runway, means to receive a box at the end of said runway, a. pusher to engage each pair of said articles, buckle the same together and arrange them flatwise in said runway endinsert means cooperating with said runway to engage a series of said articles and insert the same into said box. a

10.- In pac -machines, to iced pairs 0 articles arranged wise into sai runwa means to engage eac pair of said 'cles, uckle the sametogcther and feed them'forward fiatwise along said runwag, and means to dischar a plurality of sai pairs of articles simu taneously from said runway. g V

1 1. In packing-machines, a runway means te feed articles in pairs arranged wise into said runway, means to engage eac pair of said articles to buckle the same together and feed them along said runway arran fiatwise, hex-receivin means at the an of said runway, inclu movable guiding members to receive a box and insert 'me'ans to feed a plurality of said pairs of articles simultaneously into said box.

12. In aclgi -1nachines,anmway, aholding mem er ad acent said runway to 006 rate with articles in the same, means to Gail pairs of articles arranged edgewise into said runway, tripping projections cooperating with each pair of said articles in said runway and means to engage eachupair of said articles adjacent the centerline of the same to buckle the same together and feed them along said runway arranged fiatwise.

feed forward a row of articles, an a cooperating with said belt, a operating on either side of said elt to eng 0 each article and move the same transverse y from said belt, and a centrall -located mov- I no arunwameans rec able retainer cooperating wit said lifter to engage thearticles fed by said lifter. l

14. In packing-machines, a pusher to enga e a panof articles to buckl the-same 'toget er and arrange said article flatwise and means for actuating the pusher.

c JAMES A. KEYES. Witnesses: f i

WILLLAE N. BREMER,

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